Meru vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$542
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1408
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$179
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$284
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.1
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
27
39
😀 Quality of life
32
79
🏙️ Population
42.7K
767K

The cost of living in Meru is 63% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8447th and 4105th ($542 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Kenya and Croatia, respectively. Check Kenya vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 8725th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Zagreb

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Meru Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.65
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.7
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1070
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1158
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.51
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.8
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9031
$12339

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$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
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$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
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$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961